BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has approved Bayer’s buyout of Monsanto in a massive agriculture business deal, but says they will have to shed some $7.4 billion in firms and other remedies to ensure fair competition in the market. The $57 billion takeover has been watched by rivals and environmental groups, who are fearful…
St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) An Endangered Person Advisory is in effect for a missing north county man. Police say 28-year-old Dajuan Delap hasn’t been seen since Sunday. He suffers from bipolar disorder and schizophrenia and may be without his medications. . Delap is described as black, six-foot in height,190 lbs, with black hair, brown eyes, and…
By JIM SALTER, Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court granted a stay of execution for the second time in four years on Tuesday to a Missouri inmate who has a rare medical condition that he says could cause blood-filled tumors to burst inside his head during the lethal injection. Russell Bucklew was…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Attorneys for Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens say in a court filing that a grand jury has not been presented with evidence indicating that Greitens transmitted a compromising cellphone photo of a woman with whom he had an affair — a key element in determining if he committed a felony. The St.…
Wildwood, MO (KTRS) A wounded military veteran and his wife are getting a specially adapted SMART home thanks to the Gary Sinise Foundation. A groundbreaking ceremony was held Tuesday morning for Legrand and Carrie Strickland’s new home in Wildwood. The couple said they feel blessed to have this home. “This right here is a life…
CHICAGO (AP) — The number of voters casting early ballots for the Illinois primary has far exceeded the number who voted early four years ago. Information compiled by the Illinois State Board of Elections shows more than 330,000 people had voted as of Sunday, and election officials say thousands more were casting ballots on Monday.…
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) Missouri Republican state Representative Cloria, who represented parts of St. Louis County, Brown has died. Her legislative assistant, Brenda Frank, on Monday said she had died at age 75 after battling cancer. Brown first won election to the Missouri House in 2010. She represented part of suburban St. Louis, including Mehlville. Brown was…
By JIM SALTER, Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens is expected to ask a judge to move up his criminal trial to start in two weeks, more than a month earlier than scheduled. Attorneys for the Republican governor at a St. Louis Circuit Court hearing Monday also said they anticipate asking for…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) St. Louis Police have been busy over the weekend after multiple shootings. Police say a 21-year-old woman was driving when she was grazed by a bullet on Kingshighway and Natural Bridge in north St. Louis around 8:30 p.m. Saturday. The victim suffered minor injuries. Around 10:30 p.m., a man and a…
East St. Louis, IL (KTRS) A man is dead after being hit by a MetroLink train in East St. Louis. Authorities say the victim was walking on the tracks just east of the Fairview Heights station off North 94th Street when he was struck by a westbound train at just before 8 p.m. Saturday. The…